Mind-altering microbes: how the microbiome affects brain and behavior: Elaine Hsiao at TEDxCaltech
Elaine Hsiao is a postdoctoral fellow in chemistry and biology at Caltech. She received her undergraduate degree in microbiology, immunology and molecular genetics from UCLA and her doctoral...
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Translator: Marta Gysel Reviewer: Ariana Bleau LugoIt never ceases to amaze methat each of us carries arounda 3 pound mass of cells in our headsthat controls literally everything we do.Importantly though, the brain doesn't actin isolation from the body,but rather responds to the needsand experiences of each of our organ systems.Now, here is a staggering statisticthat some of you may have heard before.Our bodies are comprisedof 10 times more microbial cellsthan our own human eukaryotic cells.These microbes, which are primarily bacteria,but also viruses and protozoa,they are part of our normal floraand they make up what is called the commensal microbiome.In the intestines there are a hundred trillion of these bugs,reflecting over 10 thousand unique species,and co...
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Translator: Marta Gysel Reviewer: Ariana Bleau LugoIt never ceases to amaze methat each of us carries arounda 3 pound mass of cells in our headsthat controls literally everything we do.Importantly though, the brain doesn't actin isolation from the body,but rather responds to the needsand experiences of each of our organ systems.Now, here is a staggering statisticthat some of you may have heard before.Our bodies are comprisedof 10 times more microbial cellsthan our own human eukaryotic cells.These microbes, which are primarily bacteria,but also viruses and protozoa,they are part of our normal floraand they make up what is called the commensal microbiome.In the intestines there are a hundred trillion of these bugs,reflecting over 10 thousand unique species,and co...
